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Which of the following files is a temporary file?

transaction file

master file

reference file

none of the above

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A chart of accounts would best be coded using a(n) ______________ coding scheme.

alphabetic

mnemonic

block

sequential

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Which statement is true about a hashing structure?

The same address could be calculated for two records.

Storage space is used efficiently

Records cannot be accessed rapidly.

A separate index is required

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Which statement is NOT true?

Business activities begin with the acquisition of materials, property, and labor in exchange for cash.

The conversion cycle includes the task of determining raw materials requirements.

Manufacturing firms have a conversion cycle but retail firms do not

A payroll check is an example of a product document of the payroll system.

A journal voucher is actually a special source document.

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Which statement is NOT correct?

Indexed random files are dispersed throughout the storage device without regard for physical proximity with related records.

Indexed random files use disk storage space efficiently.

Indexed random files are efficient when processing a large portion of a file at one time

Indexed random files are easy to maintain in terms of adding records.

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The production subsystem of the conversion cycle includes all of the following EXCEPT :

determining raw materials requirements.

make or buy decisions on component parts.

release of raw materials into production.

scheduling the goods to be produced.

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Which statement is NOT correct?

Legacy systems may process financially significant transactions.

Some legacy systems use database technology.

Mainframes are exclusive to legacy systems, while modern systems use only the client server model.

All the above are true

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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of real-time processing files over batch processing?

shorter transaction processing time

reduction of inventory stocks

improved customer service

all are advantages

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Is the system flowchart symbol for:

on-page connector

off-page connector.

home base

manual operation.

document

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A documentation tool that depicts the physical flow of information relating to a particular transaction through an organization is a :

system flowchart

program flowchart

decision table

work distribution analysis

systems survey

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A documentation tool used to represent the logical elements of a system is a(n) :

programming flowchart

entity relationship diagram

system flowchart

data flow diagram

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Which of the following is NOT true of a turnaround document?

They are both input and output documents.

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Which of the following is true of the relationship between subsidiary ledgers and general ledger accounts?

The two contain different and unrelated data.

All general ledger accounts have subsidiaries.

The relationship between the two provides an audit trail from the financial statements to the source documents.

The total of subsidiary ledger accounts usually exceeds the total in the related general ledger account.

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An advantage of a physical address pointer is that :

it points directly to the actual disk storage location.

it is easily recovered if it is inadvertently lost.

it remains unchanged when disks are reorganized.

all of the above are advantages of the physical address pointer

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A coding scheme in the form of acronyms and other combinations that convey meaning is a(n) :

sequential code

block code

alphabetic code

mnemonic code

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Sequential file processing will not permit a. data to be edited on a separate computer run :

The use of a database structure.

data to be edited on a separate computer run.

data to be edited in an offline mode

batch processing to be initiated from a terminal.

data to be edited on a real-time basis

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Real-time systems might be appropriate for all of the following EXCEPT :

airline reservations

payroll.

point-of-sale transactions

air traffic control systems.

all of these applications typically utilize real time processing.

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In a hashing structure :

two records can be stored at the same address.

pointers are used to indicate the location of all records.

pointers are used to indicate location of a record

all locations on the disk are used for record storage.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Sorting records that are coded alphabetically tends to be more difficult for users than sorting numeric sequences.

Mnemonic coding requires the user to memorize codes.

Sequential codes carry no information content beyond their order in the sequence.

Mnemonic codes are limited in their ability to represent items within a class.

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Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

Transactions are recorded on source documents and are posted to journals.

Transactions are recorded in journals and are posted to ledgers.

Infrequent transactions are recorded in the general journal.

Frequent transactions are recorded in special journals.

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Which statement is NOT correct? The indexed sequential access method

is used for very large files that need both direct access and batch processing.

may use an overflow area for records.

provides an exact physical address for each record.

is appropriate for files that require few insertions or deletions.

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following files is a temporary file?

A chart of accounts would best be coded using a(n) ______________ coding scheme.

Which statement is true about a hashing structure?

Which statement is NOT true?

Which statement is NOT correct?

The production subsystem of the conversion cycle includes all of the following EXCEPT :

Which statement is NOT correct?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of real-time processing files over batch processing?

Is the system flowchart symbol for:

A documentation tool that depicts the physical flow of information relating to a particular transaction through an organization is a :

A documentation tool used to represent the logical elements of a system is a(n) :

Which of the following is NOT true of a turnaround document?

Which of the following is true of the relationship between subsidiary ledgers and general ledger accounts?

An advantage of a physical address pointer is that :

A coding scheme in the form of acronyms and other combinations that convey meaning is a(n) :

Sequential file processing will not permit a. data to be edited on a separate computer run :

Real-time systems might be appropriate for all of the following EXCEPT :

In a hashing structure :

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

Which statement is NOT correct? The indexed sequential access method

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